Ime Udoka’s Houston Rockets snapped out of a six-game losing streak to beat the Toronto Raptors 94-87 at the Toyota Center on Sunday night.
The Rockets have endured a dip in form in recent weeks losing to the Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves, twice to the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Knicks, and the Memphis Grizzlies. The losses have seen them drop to fifth in the Western Conference rankings.
The Rockets started the game on the back foot losing the first two quarters and behind by five points at half time 42-37.
The Rockets mounted a comeback in the third quarter but both teams could not be separated as the third quarter ended 21-21 a monster performance by the Rockets in the fourth quarter saw them outscore the Raptors 36-24 to turn the score around and halted what would have been a seventh consecutive loss.
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Dillon Brooks scored 19 points, Jalen Green added 18, veteran Jeff Green contributed 14 points while Cam Whitmore and Jock Lonsdale added 11 points each.
Immanuel Quickley led all scorers with 20 points, followed by Scottie Barnes with 15. Jamal Shead added 14 points, while Chai Agbaji contributed 11. Jonathan Mob and Ja’Kobe Walter chipped in 10 points each in the loss.
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